FuelMyBlog - Dead Last to Number One in Ten Days
April 28th, 2007 at 11:55 pm by Mark SteelTags: advertising, amusement, blogging, blogitude, experiments, seo
Okay, it’s almost midnight … But it looks like, with just a few more clicks, we’ll be the #1 most voted blog on FuelMyBlog!
Ok, well, as of 11:32PM, we’re now tied for #1 on the Top 100! One more click, and we set a speed record: from a lowly 13 votes to the #1 Blog in only 10 days!
Whoop! There it is! At 11:36PM, we’re the #1 most voted blog on FuelMyBlog.
So here’s where it started:
- On 11-Apr-2007, I put the FuelMyBlog button in the sidebar. Over the course of a week, a total of 13 people clicked it — and that’s it.
- On 18-Apr-2007, I posted a blog about it.
- On 19-Apr-2007, I was amazed to see we had more than 60 votes due in no small part to the post.
- By 20-Apr-2007, we had around 130 votes.
- By 22-Apr-2007, we made it to #13, so I posted about it again.
- On 23-Apr-2007, I amazed to see us ranked #3.
- On 27-Apr-2007, I made yet another post about us being at #2, and hoped to hit #1 by Saturday.
- On 28-Apr-2007 at 11:36PM EDT, we hit #1.
So that’s it … I consider this experiment concluded. You don’t have to hit the button anymore. We made it in 10 days, and that’s all I really care about.

















April 29th, 2007 at 4:07am
Congrats! Good content deserves recognition.
April 30th, 2007 at 2:47am
Mark,
The video concerning why bloggers shouldn’t date has hit home with me.
Not that anyone is trying, but this video should deflect anyone who might by entertaining the thought.
I sent it to all my female friends who blog and to those who have ever even heard of a blog!.
Thanks for posting it!
One last thing—can a girl from Texas find happiness in Chatanooga? I might be someday contemplating a move there…be honest with your assessment!
Best,
Laurie Kendrick
April 30th, 2007 at 3:16am
Ditto What Jason Said!
April 30th, 2007 at 10:54am
2 Thumbs Up!
April 30th, 2007 at 3:02pm
tights.. cape..